The venue will also welcome Steps, Gary Barlow and Il Divo this year, before the US megastar's appeareance.

Tickets for the show on Friday August 17 go on sale TODAY at 10am - prices start from £45, according to the Scarborough Open Air Theatre website.

You can buy tickets for Britney's Scarborough show via www.ticketmaster.co.uk , www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com or in person from Scarborough Open Air Theatre Box Office (01723 818111) and the Discover Yorkshire Coast Tourism Bureau (01723 383636).